Set List and Notes for Alegria Real – OK Mozart 2011 1. CANCION DE
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Set list and Notes for Alegria Real – OK Mozart 2011 1. CANCION DE CUNA – Huaynho is an genre whose rhthym reflects its indigenous roots and the manifestation of the mestizaje that it has evolved into – one of the most important styles expressions in Andean music because of its longevity, its centrality to so many of life's seminal moments both for individuals and communities – poetic expression of life in all it's dimensions in song and dance recently composed Huaynho, a woman who sings to her unborn child 2. CANTINHO ESCONDIDO – Samba rhythms evolved from the musical traditions and body of songs of the slaves from Western and Central Africa. african roots in rhythm and percussion instrumentation and Portuguese roots in language and instrumention. Cavaquinho, Tan Tan, Guitarra. Samba reflefcts that dance and musical genre that is iconic emblem of Brazilian culture. This recently composed sambhina – intimate, about the deep and hidden place that lives in our souls that is a place of creativity, magic, dreams, and song – we carry this with us always. 3. QUILOMBO – there existed four centuries of legal slavery in Brazil and the Quilombo – a settlement of communities of runaway slaves and other persons seeking alternatives to the colonial system – was a legendary form of activie resistance to this slave trade. Samba was a form of cultural expression that is cultural survival and evolution of the african people that both lived in the Quilombos and outside as slaves. This song was composed by Brazilian activist Gilberto Gil and tells of the legacy of Quilombo and how the spirit of it and its manifestions live on today in Brazil. 4. LA RECETA – the central and west african peoples brought the Londo with them as well and eventully when diaspora of slavery brought these people to Peru's coast, it evovled into the LANDO – slower rhtyhm and dance style whose signature instrument is the CAJON. Afro- peruvian culture is a rich and diverse treasure of musical styles and dances – LANDO is just one of them. This song recently composed tells of a recipe for lovers – 5. LA FLOR AZUL – Chacarera by one of most important composers of this genre, Mario Arnedo Gallo (born 1915 and contemporary and compadre de A. Yupanqui) Chacarera is a national emblem of Argentinian folklore that features a galloping tempo and zapateo, the theme here is an unrequitted love and makes reference to the trees, the folkloric dance and carnaval in the region of Santiago – the birthplace and soul of Chacarera. BOMBO 6. MOLIENDO CAFE – Composed in late 1950's by Hugo Blanco, Venezuelan, has been translated and interpreted internationally and in over 800 languages including Japan and Indonesia. The songs tells the lament of the slave Manuel who in the night longs for and sings his pain while grinding coffee – the coffee fields, the shadows of evening, and setting sun sing his sadness in give feeling and poetry to it.. BONGO 7. LA GUACAMAYA - Veraruz is the heart and soul of el son Jarocho – folkloric music that represents the dances, songs, and improvisational traditions that are very expressive through the Jaranas of all sizes, the harps, the zapateo, the percussion – a port city and state of Mexico, Veracruz was among many things a place where many slaves arrived and there evolved musical traditions whose roots are also in cultures for West African peoples. La Bamba is the most well known song from the Son Jarocho tradition and while much of the repertoire of songs is stylized and fixed today – they evolved from and still incorporate improvisational verses and musical passages that complement the dancing and themes of songs. 8. ALFONSINA Y ELMAR – the Zamba (with a 'z') is a slower and more stately rhythm that is along with the Chacarera a signature genre of Argentinian folklore. The themes expressed are universal and varied like the Chacarera but the slower tempo lends itself to a different feel and different musical expression by the bombo and guitarra. Alfonsina Storni was a poet and writer who left behind poetry and literature that is a source of national pride for Argentina. Tragically, she took her life and drowned in the ocean in Mar de Plata. The song and lyrics of this song are a soulful homage to her life and death by two of her compatriots – internationally known Ariel Ramirez (Misa Criolla) and Felix Luna – and was composed right after learning of her death. This song is internationally known and has been interpreted by artists world over and in a great variety of arrangements and styles of music. 9. CARNAVALITO – a Huaynho originally composed in the north of Argentina in a region that borders with Bolivia and shares culturally many of the same characteristics in music, language, history.... the song sings of the festive Carnaval time so famous in Humahuaca (Jujuy province in Northern Argentina). But this is not he Argentina of tangos or zambas or chacareras – this is Quechua culture – and therefore I always associated it with Bolivia growing up. It is a song heard throughout Latin America and the world and features the melodies and harmonies that are so classically found in Huaynho songs – also the instruments that are soul of andean folklore: charango, bombo, siku, chaj'cha 10. DON DE FLUIR – 'the gift of fluidity or flow' – a contemporary song in bossa nova style composed by Jorge Drexler – Oscar award-winning composer, singer, guitarrist – from Uruguay who is known for his soulful and eclectic musical expressions that incorporate folkloric traditions from regions of his native Uruguay as well as incorporation of electronic music, rock, jazz, and bossa nova feel. This song sings of watching someone flow and dance so gracefully to the music – the effortlessness of it and the unique pleasure of watching without comment or need for words the poetry of someone flowing to the music. It is like breathing or like just letting the heart beat... 11. FUSION – song composed originally by Jorge Drexler and interpreted by himself – however our version is inspired by the interpretation of Brazilian singer/guitarrist Rosa Passos. Sometimes referred to as the Joao Gilberto in female version – the song is an understated but passionate poem of the indescribable pleasures shared by lovers and the intoxicating fusion that is manifests itself in so many sensations. 12. DJOBI DJOBA – a song by the group Gipsy Kings that was popular in 90's – this song represents the rumba flamenco sound that fuses Flamenco puro with more contemporary/ popular chords and progressions and song structure. The Gipsy Kings are from the pyrenees region that is along the border of France and Spain – this is a song of love for another and the pain of distance and separation – the song is upbeat – PALMAS 13. EL CANTANTE 14. O BARQUINHO – bossa nova anthem written in 1961 by Guitarrist/composer/teacher Robert Menescal and Ronaldo Boscoli. Part of the first generation of Bossa Nova 15. CANCION y HUAYNHO a huaynho made popular by Mercedes Sosa – makes use of the Afro-Bolivian Saya rhtyhm at the end and references this genre in the lyrics. Like the huaynho, the saya is a rhythm and dance style that is part of Bolivian folklore and more uniquely from the aftro-Bolivian communities that formed when slaves were brought to work in the mines outside of the tropical region of los Yungas. 16. CUMBIA DEL MOLE a recently written cumbia about the glories of Mole – a complex and savory traditional food more commonly connected with Oaxaca and Puebla. The singer wrote this song while far from her native Oaxaca and her deep craving for home-style cooking led her to write this song that longs for not only the flavor of the mole but people and details of where it is enjoyed and created. Cumbia originally was a rhythm and style from Colombia whose roots are in percussion; time and evolution added the blending with different instruments and variations of tempo so that Cumbia is now very universal and interpreted in many arrangements of instruments. This is a mid-tempo pace and made for dancing with a partner – instrumentation: 17. EL CUARTO DE TULA – son cubano – made popular by the Buena Vista Social Club in the mid-90's. The song tells of the woman Tula and the candle she left and her burning house – making word play for burning desire all-consuming and hot ! 18. CHACARERA DE LAS PIEDRAS – Chacarera is a genre originally from the north of Argentina – Santiago del Estero - and a national symbol of Argentinian folklore that celebrates songs and dance of joy, love, pain, longing, and regional pride. Atahualpa Yupanqui lived throughout the 20th century and left an internationally recognized legacy of original music that lovingly blended different regional folk styles with his own poetry in lyrics. This song celebrates a breathtaking regions known as el Cerro Colorado in the province of Cordoba, Argentina where Yupanqui so much of his life and whose home still stands. A celebration of his love for this region as his home both physically and spiritually..